Our Services

The goods and services shown below are those Eberhardt Stevenson Funeral Home and Crematory can provide to our customers. You may choose only the item you desire, however, any funeral arrangement you select will include a charge for our basic services and overhead. If legal or other requirements mean you must buy items you did not specifically ask for, we will explain the reason in writing on the statement we provide describing the funeral goods and services selected. We also are able to provide crucifixes, prayer cards, register books and other merchandise.

Our basic service includes:

Staff to respond to initial request for service

Arrangement conference with family or responsible party

Preparation and filing of necessary certificates and permits

Placement of obituary notices

Planning of funeral Arrangements

Coordination of service with cemetery

Crematory vault companies and others as required

Also included in this charge are overhead expenses relative to our facility such as insurance, maintenance and utility expenses, secretarial and administrative costs , and equipment and inventory expenses, this fee for our basic services and overhead will be added to the total cost of funeral arrangements you select, (this fee is already included in our charges for direct cremations, immediate burials, and forwarding or receiving remains).

Embalming

Except in certain special cases, embalming is not required by law. Embalming may be necessary, however, if you select certain funeral arrangements such as a funeral with viewing. If you do not want embalming you usually have the right to choose an arrangement that does not require you to pay for it, such as direct cremation or immediate burial.

Other preparations and services may include:

Restoration when necessary (per hour)

Hair styling

Special care of autopsied remains

Washing and disinfection when no embalming

Use of facilities & staff

Visitation in funeral home (per hour)

Funeral ceremony in funeral home

Memorial service in funeral home

Use of equipment & staff for graveside service

Automotive equipment

Lead car with clergy

Hearse, within county radius

Transfer of remains to funeral home within county radius

Flower truck delivery to cemetery

Escort car within county radius

Traditional funeral service includes:

Basic services of funeral director & staff & overhead

Embalming

Other preparations of body

Use of facilities & staff for viewing at funeral home

Use of facilities & staff for funeral at funeral home

Transfer of remains to funeral home

Caskets:are available (a complete price list will be provided at the funeral home).

Outer burial containers are available (a complete price list will be provided at the funeral home).

Cremation caskets and containers are available (a complete price list will be provided at the funeral home).

Cremation urns: are available (a complete price list will be provided at the funeral home).

Full Service Cremation includes:

Basic services of funeral director and staff

Embalming

Other preparation of the body

Use of facilities for visitation

Use of facilities for funeral service

Transfer of remains to our funeral home

Hearse

Direct cremation ( without ceremony) includes:

Basic services of funeral director & staff

A proportionate share of overhead costs

Removal of remains

Transportation to crematory

Necessary authorizations

If you want to arrange a direct cremation, you can use an alternative container, alternative containers encase the body and can be made of materials like fiberboard or composition materials (with or without an outside covering).-the containers we provide are a fiberboard container or an unfinished wood box.

Immediate burials (without ceremony) includes:

Basic services of funeral director & staff

A proportionate share of overhead costs

Removal of remains

Local transportation to the cemetery (this charge does not include cemetery costs.)

Forwarding remains to another funeral home includes:

Basic services of funeral director & staff

Embalming Necessary authorizations

Local transportation

This charge does not include visitation, rites, or ceremonies prior to forwarding of the body.

Receiving remains from another funeral home includes:

Temporary shelter of remains

Basic services of staff

Local transportation of remains to cemetery or crematory.

This charge does not include visitation, rites or ceremonies.

This list does not include prices for certain items that you may ask us to buy for you such as cemetery or crematory services, flowers, and newspaper notices. The prices for those items will be shown on your bill or the statement describing the funeral goods and services you selected.